Antimicrobial potency of hydro, acetone and ethanolic. Treculia is a genus of trees in the plant family moraceae that is native to west and central africa and madagascar. Resistance to extension r, extensibility e and mechanical work for deformation w of doughs prepared from the blends were studied using a chopin alveograph. Chimpanzees have been observed to use tools to break the. As the name implies, the tree is of the african origin and a very popular food especially in the eastern region of nigeria. It can grow in semishade light woodland or no shade. Particular attention is paid to progress in agronomic, nutritional and engineering development research, as well as consumer preferences after alternative processing operations. Grated cassava 70% was fermented for 3 days with the incorporation of african.
The seed flour has bread making properties giami and amasisi, 2005. From such results, cysteine was the highest concentration in ukwa and other amino acids followed one another according to their concentration as shown table 3. Bread fruit seeds are generally consumed in the entire south eastern nigeria and beyond. Ubani nigerian stored products research institute headquarters, km. The genus name treculia is after auguste trecul, a nineteenth century french botanist. Progress in agronomic, nutritional and engineering. Treculia africana is a plant that is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of diverse ailments. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. It is generally cultivatedin the tropics and its tree is 4050 ft high. Environmental variables such as temperature, rainfall, sunshine among others are known to influence fruiting, seed formation and quality of food crops by different mechanisms. Hypoglycemic effect of treculia africana decne root bark in.
Performance of african breadfruit treculia africana decne. Biodiesel from the seed oil of treculia africana with high free fatty acid content. Effects of germination and fermentation on microbiological and properties plant foods for human nutrition. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Influence of different light intensities on the germination and early growth of treculia africana. Health and nutritional benefits of african breadfruit. Proximate composition and physicochemical properties of. Plants profile for treculia africana african breadfruit. The agronomic studies showed that seed sterilisation resulted in a lower proportion of deformed seedlings.
Efficacy of the african breadfruit dm treculia africana. Fasting blood glucose levels were estimated by the use of a glucometer at predetermined intervals after oral administration of the test extractsfractions. Treculia africana, otherwise known as african breadfruit, is a tropical, evergreen tree growing up to 30 m in height. It is an evergreen plant and native to many parts of west and tropical africa which is known as afon, barafuta, ize. The seeds of african breadfruit treculia africana var africana and soybean tgx 573ie were purchased from oye agu market abagana, njikoka l. Treculia africana in the germplasm resources information network grin, u.
Kinetics of saponification of treculia africana oil using a. Effect of extrusion condition and defatted soybean inclusion on the physicochemical, invitro digestibility and sensory acceptability of african breadfruit treculia africana blends. The study aimed at providing information on the constraints to increased household demand for african breadfruit treculia africana in owerri agricultural zone of imo state, nigeria. Hypoglycemic effect of treculia africana decne root bark. There is a striking variation in the number of fruit heads produced by trees belonging to t. Let the cooking begin my first cooking video in our new house i made some delicious soup. Aug 14, 2012 oil was extracted from the seed of treculia africana using hexane. Leaves simple, alternate, very large, about 30 max. Free fatty acid the mean values for free fatty acid of samples were between 0. Chemical changes during the fortification of cassava meal. The results also indicated the various concentrations of the free essential amino acids in treculia africana ukwa. Abstract this study was carried out to investigate the effect of different lights intensities on the germination and early growth of treculia africana under different light intensities 100%, 60%, and 40% light intensities as well as under forest canopy control i, open nursery condition. Treculia africana african breadfruit or breadnut pfaf plant. The study was designed to evaluate the effect of different processing methods on the nutrient and antinutrient composition of african breadfruit treculia africana.
Dec 23, 2016 let the cooking begin my first cooking video in our new house i made some delicious soup. Media in category treculia africana the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Pdf biodiesel from the seed oil of treculia africana with. Stability of aamylase from germinating breadfruit seeds treculia africana onah benjamin emenike, chilaka ferdnand chibuzo and o. Live simple, live free tinyhouse prepper recommended for you. The african breadfruit, botanically known as treculia africana is an edible food belonging to a tree species of the treculia genus.
Treculia africana is a large evergreen tree species found in tropical parts of africa and is one of the forest tree species that are adjudged to be of immense domestic importance to both rural and. The first step was a pretreatment which involved the use of 2 % sulfuric acid in methanol, and secondly, transesterification reaction using koh. African breadfruit treculia africana seeds were malted and processed with selected vegetableinputs amongst otherscompositional analysis, phytochemical and sundry assays were conducted. Pdf quality characteristics of biscuits made from wheat. The effect of different processing methods on the nutrient. This page was last edited on 10 december 2014, at 03. African breadfruit seeds were subjected to three processing methodsparboiling, cooking and toasting, and the raw was used as control. At temperatures below 1800c effects of process variables on free fatty acid were not significant. Fortification, chemical changes, gari, treculia africana, fermentation, nutrition abstract. The purpose of this research was to extract the oil from the seed and to determine the effect of processing on the oil for physicochemical properties and volatile fatty acid profile. Ntroduction african bread fruit, treculia africana var.
Accepted 17 july, 2012 african breadfruit treculia africana decne ukwa in igbo is an important food crop in southern nigeria. Method of extraction and demucilagination of treculia. African breadfruit treculia africana belongs to the family moraceae 7,8. Extraction performances of polar and nonpolar solvents on. African breadfruit treculia africana was processed by cooking and roasting. The fruits are hard and fibrous, can be the size of a volleyball and weight up to 8. Treculia africana is a large evergreen tree species found in tropical parts of africa and is one of the forest tree species that are adjudged to be of immense domestic importance to both rural and urban dwellers.
Treculia africana, gestation period, seed yield, revenue generating capacity. Kinetics of saponification of treculia africana oil using a locally sourced alkaline a. Nutrient, antinutrient and sensory evaluation of both the raw, cooked and roasted samples was. The former is clearly superior in the weight of seeds produced while the latter produces more fruit and also produces twice as many branches. We evaluated its chemical and nutritional properties as a first step in realizing its food value. Processing effect on the physicochemical and volatile fatty. Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record view all images. Eze sabinus department of biochemistry, university of nigeria, nsukka, enugu state, nigeria abstract. Jun 04, 2014 live simple, live free tinyhouse prepper recommended for you.
Ize in benin, jekri, sobo in ijaw, and ediang in efik, ukwa is the seed of the african breadfruit which is similar to the breadfruit eaten in the caribbean and. Production of african bread fruit treculia africana and solybean glycine max seed based food formulations 2. Levels of nutrients, antinutrients and mineral composition of periodically harvested seeds of treculia africana a legume during the fruiting season were assessed to determine the influence of. African breadfruit treculia africana decne in nigeria ego u. The research revealed that various concentrations of essential amino acids are present in african breadfruit with cysteine having the highest. Green field sweet corn golden cob f1 was purchased from songhai farm, heneke, ezeagu l. Food chemistry 23 1987 38 the nutrient composition of the afon diet nigerian cooked testa free seeds prepared from the fruit of treculia africana r. Some physical dimensions of the seed, its kernel and hull were determined using two major varieties. They were offered supplementary feeds of african breadfruit treculia africana porridge for a period of 12 weeks. Development and evaluation of african breadfruit treculia. Processing effect on the physicochemical and volatile. The effect of thermal processing on protein quality and free amino acid profile of terminalia catappa indian almond seed. Treculia africana is of the family moraceae and is a native of the east indies. Botanically known as treculia africana, african breadfruit ukwa is a very nutrition meal commonly eaten by the igbo people in southeastern nigeria.
Pdf profile of the african bread fruit treculia africana. The african bread fruit is produced by treculia, a wild tropical evergreen tree and has immense potential as a nutritional source for man. Pdf biodiesel from the seed oil of treculia africana. Application of haccp to postharvest processing of african. Omeoga department of pure and industrial chemistry nnamdi azikiwe university, awka nigeria. The trees are planted some distance away from residential areas to avert the danger posed by its.
Aubreville states that some cultivated trees produce infructescences up to 50 cm. Treculia africana is a tree species in the genus treculia which can be used as a food plant and for various other traditional uses. Treculia africana is an evergreen tree growing to 30 m 98ft by 30 m 98ft at a medium rate. Treculia africana wikispecies, free species directory. The net result is a reduction of the concentrations of free fatty acids in plasma 8 and a decrease in body weight 8, thus they are less likely to cause weight gain. African breadfruit otherwise known as treculia africana is a very good source of essential amino acids which the body needs for catalytic and structural activities. Chimpanzees have been observed to use tools to break the fruits into small pieces that they can eat.
Efficacy of the african breadfruit dm treculia africana in. Green field sweet corn golden cob f1 was purchased from songhai farm. Quality characteristics of biscuits made from wheat and african breadfruit treculia africana. Abstract this study was carried out to investigate the effect of different lights intensities on the germination and early growth of treculia africana under different light intensities 100%, 60%, and 40% light intensities as well as under forest canopy control i. Kinetics of saponification of treculia africana oil using. Profile of the african bread fruit treculia africana. Physicochemical properties showed that the colour of the oil. The research revealed that various concentrations of essential amino acids are present in african breadfruit with cysteine having the highest concentrations 8. The bestknown member of the genus, treculia africana, commonly known as the african breadfruit, is used as a food plant. The plant sample was subsequently authenticated by mr o odewo and a voucher specimen pcg 038 is deposited in the pharmacognosy herbarium.
The seed dry mass dm basis contained 8% moisture, 12. The response surface regression coefficient r2 was 94. Treculia africana african breadfruit or breadnut pfaf. The physical and chemical indices of african breadfruit treculia africana seed oil extracted with polar isopropanol, hexane and butanol and non polar acetone solvents were investigated.
There is no report in literature on the mucilage of t. One hundred and fifty children with mild to moderate malnutrition group a aged six to 66 months were recruited from four semiurbanrural communities within ikenne local government area of ogun state. It has a dense, spreading crown and a fluted trunk covered with dark gray and smooth bark. Journal of food science and technology 2015, 52 7, 46374641. As in the mulberry, female flowers grow together to form one large fleshy mass, the socalled fruit, which is roughly spherical and is about 6 in. Amylase was extracted from the seeds of treculia africana in a 0. Bassir department of biochemistry, university of ibadan, lbadan, nigeria received 28 may 1985.
Performance of african breadfruit treculia africana. Biodiesel from the seed oil of treculia africana with high. Stability of aamylase from germinating breadfruit seeds. The nutrient composition of the afon dietnigerian cooked. A total of sixty respondents were used for the study. Potentials and marketing of fresh african breadfruit. Replacing wheat flour whf with flour abf from roasted african breadfruit treculia africana decne seeds at levels of 025% was investigated for its effect on bread making properties. Oil was extracted from the seed of treculia africana using hexane. The leaves are huge, dark green, simple, and alternate. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. African bread fruit treculia african decne is a member of the maraca family.
Extraction and utilization of breadfruit seed oil treculia. The oil was characterized and used in the production of biodiesel. The nutritional enrichment of a cassava meal gari with african breadfruit seed residue was investigated. Food chemistry 23 1987 38 the nutrient composition of the afon diet nigerian cooked testafree seeds prepared from the fruit of treculia africana r. Treculia africana is an evergreen forest tree 1030 max. To investigate the scientific basis for the use of the plant, the antimicrobial activitiespotency of the root and stem bark extracts were evaluated against common gram negative and gram positive bacteria as well as yeast. Nutritional and health profiles of the seasonal changes in. Sep 25, 20 of treculia africana found in parts of ghana and nigeria. When cut, the thick bark produces white latex that turns rusty red. Levels of free essential amino acids in african breadfruit.
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